Lineups, starting 11 for Man United vs Tottenham: Erik ten Hag could have six players back from injury for Spurs

Manchester United may be able to call upon six returning players from injury as they host Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag's start to his second season in charge at the Theatre of Dreams has been marred by injuries as he has had to make do without several key players.

Lisandro Martinez has not featured since September, Casemiro has been unavailable since early November and both Mason Mount and Harry Maguire have been out for over a month.

There have also been repeated injury and illness problems in defence that have left United fielding makeshift backlines on regular occasions, which hasn't helped their dreadful defensive record in all competitions.

There is, however, good news on the injury front as Ten Hag expects to have some of his star players back. The Sporting News takes a look at who may start when Spurs visit in the Premier League.

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Ten Hag provided the following update during his Friday afternoon press conference: "We have had a lot of injuries, so this week in training, the last couple of days, Licha Martinez training, Casemiro training, Luke Shaw training, so there are players returning."

"They are coming in for selection for Sunday," he added.

"Antony [will be back]. Eriksen was ill in the week; he will return. Antony will return. Amad [Diallo] will return. We have more choice in this moment in the squad to put out a starting XI and create a bench that is stronger."

ℹ️ Erik has provided an update on the fitness of @LisandrMartinez, @LukeShaw23 and @Casemiro...#MUFC || #PL

One player the Dutchman did rule out was Anthony Martial, who has seemingly now been unavailable since his rather dull outing against Bournemouth in December.

"He is not fit so he is